Gangs and Spirituality Global Perspectives /

• Main Author: Deuchar, Ross (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Juvenile delinquents.; Organized crime.; Critical criminology.; Religion and sociology.; Violence.; Crime.; Corrections.; Punishment.; Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice.; Organized Crime.; Ethnicity, Class, Gender and Crime.; Social Aspects of Religion.; Violence and Crime.; Prison and Punishment.

This book examines the role of religion and spirituality in desistance from crime and disengagement from gangs. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with male gang members and offenders as well as insights gathered from pastors, chaplains, coaches and personal mentors, the testimonials span three contin...